https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 01:29:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2242021 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:24:21 +0000 littlejoy 2242021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. Pill form. I had really great results (mood wise), but was advised to stop taking them once we realized I had extremely low supply. The LC said some women make more milk with them, some make less, and she wanted to take that out of the equation. </p> <p>I really did love the energy I got from them ... I have several friends who have had the same positive experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2242014 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:19:05 +0000 Bubbles 2242014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No - I donated it to stem cell research, but even if I hadn't done that I wouldn't have eaten it. They did show me it, and I could have done without seeing it tbh! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2242011 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:17:49 +0000 cvwood 2242011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: That's the greatest picture ever in the history of the internet, and also how I feel about the matter. A+ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2241996 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:02:31 +0000 MsHangry 2241996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took my placenta and donated it to my anatomy lab for first year medical students. The hospital bagged it in a Biohazard bag. My friend ended up having to keep it in her fridge since I delivered on the weekend! </p> <p>I would say, if you are going to keep your placenta, have a plan for someone to take it that day. There usually is no good place too keep it at the hospital until your discharge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2241991 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:00:46 +0000 Ra 2241991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So. Much. Woo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2241725 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:22:53 +0000 SweetiePie 2241725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I briefly considered it. I did a bit more research and decided that it just wasn't for me.</p> <p>ETA: and I definitely would have done the pills. Anything else I think would gross me out.<br /> Has anyone seen Odd Mom Out on Bravo yet? Too funny, there's a scene about it in one episode. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2241724 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:21:01 +0000 Alba4 2241724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doula dehydrated my placenta and ground it up into pills. I had a super easy postpartum experience and I attribute it towards the placenta pills. Perhaps it acted as a placebo effect, but I would ABSOLUTELY do it again.</p> <p>If eating your placenta grosses you out, then you should keep the placenta and use it as fertilizer. We used the placenta water (left over from the dehydration process) in our garden on our roses. Holy cow! You would not believe the blooms and growth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2241707 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:03:57 +0000 psw27 2241707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. No interest + they sent it off for testing about why I went 6 weeks early. </p> <p>@cakelady omg gag....I never thought about it but yeah....I know the scene you are talking about!! :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2241703 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:01:28 +0000 lovehoneybee 2241703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, and I had no interest in seeing it, either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2241698 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:57:23 +0000 ms.line 2241698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: Agreed, the pill form doesn't gross me out at all. There's not hard evidence to prove that it has any benefits, but the placebo effect *is* real, and with my history of depression, I figure there's no harm in trying it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta/page/2#post-2241693 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:49:02 +0000 CakeLady 2241693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Every time I think about it I picture the scene in Game of Thrones where Daenerys eats the horse heart... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241676 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:36:28 +0000 wrkbrk 2241676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBehr: We have not decided yet but it's on my list to ask my OB about! I don't think taking it in pill form is weird or gross at all. I think I may be in the minority on that .... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241641 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:04:54 +0000 avivoca 2241641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I did want to see it. It was pretty cool. Then I ate a cheeseburger and it was the best food ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241633 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:56:07 +0000 LuLu Mom 2241633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, no desire, the thought kind of makes me nauseous, I have a weak stomach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241627 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:47:47 +0000 Corduroy 2241627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I considered it for a moment after delivering. Then I saw my placenta slathered in meconium and that took care of that fleeting thought. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241580 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:06:14 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2241580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241574 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:59:54 +0000 FaithFertility 2241574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a smoothie but it was of the fruit and yogurt kind ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241547 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:39:06 +0000 Alivoo01 2241547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Mine was sent off for investigation, but even if it wasn't, I wouldn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241520 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:10:39 +0000 Truth Bombs 2241520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: summed up my thoughts exactly on this topic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241519 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:10:39 +0000 Veggiemama 2241519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, twice! Great experience and no issues with bringing it home, even after my c-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241514 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:02:25 +0000 travellingbee 2241514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No I was not interested at all: the idea of eating my own body part really grosses me out. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241512 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:00:35 +0000 rachiecakes 2241512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: LOL!</p> <p>I didn't, but I really wanted to see what it looked like </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241508 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 07:57:12 +0000 alphagam84 2241508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was leaning towards doing it but when discussing with my OB she said the New York Times just had an article about a new study that had been done that showed no proof the placenta does anything when ingested. Here's the link if interested:<br /> <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/science-fails-to-see-benefits-of-eating-placenta/?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/science-fails-to-see-benefits-of-eating-placenta/?_r=0</a></p> <p>I think we won't be doing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241478 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 07:06:36 +0000 Foodnerd81 2241478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was not interested, no. They asked if I wanted to see it and I said no, but now I'm curious so I'll probably at least look at it this time if I can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241429 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 04:50:00 +0000 Dandelion 2241429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241424 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 04:32:27 +0000 NavyRN2012 2241424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241397 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:50:09 +0000 MamaB 2241397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my doula took it and did encapsulation. There was no red tape at the hospital. She just put it in a ziplock bag and then in her cooler. It shouldn't be a problem for you to want to keep it/send it with your doula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241391 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:21:31 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2241391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I considered it because it's supposed to help prevent postpartum depression and I had a history of depression. I decided there wasn't enough evidence of any benefit to make it worthwhile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241389 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:20:34 +0000 anonysquire 2241389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, twice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/placenta#post-2241382 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:06:53 +0000 youboots 2241382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I did not even want to see it. </p>